#gem

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better. ↗

— James Cronin

#companionship #consequence #day #days #encouragement

Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives. ↗

— W. Edwards Deming

#including #management #numerical #objectives #quotas

But pearls are for tears, the old legend says," Gilbert had objected. "I'm not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears in my eyes—when Marilla told me I might stay at Green Gables—when Matthew gave me the first pretty dress I ever had—when I heard that you were going to recover from the fever. So give me pearls for our troth ring, Gilbert, and I'll willingly accept the sorrow of life with its joy." -Anne ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#happiness #pearls #romance #tears #dreams

Well I've already made it clear that it's a matter for individuals in exercising their own judgement, their own consciences to speak freely on matters of policy. ↗

— Ron Davies

#clear #consciences #exercising #freely #i

I run Willow Management, which is the biggest agency for other short actors. We look after performers who are either under five feet and over seven feet tall. ↗

— Warwick Davis

#agency #biggest #either #feet #five

You can only avoid responsibility for so long. The catalyst ended up being the law coming down and finally saying, 'You guys suspended judgement and that's fine, because we're not.' ↗

— Rosario Dawson

#because #being #catalyst #coming #down

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#consistent #dream #goals #indeed #judgements

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements. ↗

— Mary Douglas

#arrangements #done #harm #looser #more

Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management. ↗

— John Doolittle

#basic #been #component #confined #developments

The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#anything #bring #efficient #efficient way #management